Wisdom of the Sages
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Wisdom of the Sages
Truths about life from the timeless wisdom of the Bhakti-yoga tradition - fun, relevant, and deep. Learn about dharma, yoga, bhakti, and how it relates to all the basic questions of life. This show is about how to live your best life, let go of the external distractions, and uncover the spiritual ha...
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1685: Do I Have Glowworms Living in My Heart? / Idols Stop Dazzling as Devotion Dawns
Do I Have Glowworms Living in My Heart? / Idols Stop Dazzling as Devotion Dawns
When the real sun of devotion rises, all the little stars we onc...
1684: Fooling Mother Nature? Why Material Solutions Backfire
When we try to “fix” life, sometimes it only breaks further. In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha examine how our material solutions—cars, technol...
1683: The Answer Is Always Love: Understanding Krishna’s Ways / Q&A Vol. 286
The Answer Is Always Love: Understanding Krishna’s Ways / Q&A Vol. 286
Bhakti doesn’t grow on demand—it unfolds like nature itself: slow...
1682: You Can’t Hurry Love: How Bhakti Matures / Q&A Volume 285
You Can’t Hurry Love: How Bhakti Matures
It’s easy to look spiritual — chant loud, dress the part, quote Sanskrit — but bhakti gets real when o...
1681: Is That God’s Voice, or Just My Mind Again? / Q&A Volume 284
Ever wonder if that “inner voice” you hear during prayer is God in your heart—or just your mind doing impressions again? In this live Q&A from Super S...
1680: I Came to Die, Learned to Live: A Bhakti Breakthrough
She boarded a flight to India to learn how to die—and found the wisdom to live. Laurel’s journey—from childhood loss and addiction to a stage-4 cancer...
1679: Marcus Aurelius Meets Krishna Under the Autumn Full Moon
What happens when the Stoic emperor of self-control meets the divine cowherd of boundless love? From Brahmā’s cosmic prank to the gopīs’ fearless devo...
1678: Many Miles to Settle the Mind
It took 40, then 25, then 30 miles before the mind finally stopped screaming and started praying. Fresh off a solo bike ride through the Adirondacks,...
1677: Softening the Heart: Bhakti Yoga & the Power of Emotion
The Bhagavad-gītā is more than philosophy—it’s full of feeling. Arjuna’s grief and Krishna’s compassion remind us that yoga is not about suppressing e...
1676: Everybody’s Looking for Krishna (Even If They Don’t Know It): George Harrison’s Bhakti Perspective
Everybody’s Looking for Krishna (Even If They Don’t Know It): George Harrison’s Bhakti Perspective
George Harrison once wrote, “Everybody is loo...
1675: Truth + Discipline: Tuning In to the All-Pervading Divine
The Upaniṣads say the Divine is hidden like fire in wood, cream in milk, oil in sesame seed—revealed only through truth and discipline. Raghunath and...
1674: Saturday Night Fever Meets the Vedic Puruṣa
What does John Travolta strutting through Brooklyn with two slices of pizza have to do with the Ṛg Veda’s yajña-puruṣa, the divine person behind the c...
1673: The Opposite of Love is Illusion: Bhakti, Dharma, & Mandalas as Reality
Rabindranath Tagore wrote that “Love is the only reality… the ultimate truth at the heart of creation.” In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha explo...
1672: Rewiring the Inner World: Why Weren’t We Taught This in School?
Bhakti practices like chanting, kīrtan, rising early, study, and satsang aren’t side notes—they’re the training ground for reshaping the inner world s...
1671: We Become What We Behold: Choosing the Spiritual Tools That Shape Us
What you hold in your mind shapes you. In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore Marshall McLuhan’s famous line—“We become what we behold”—and...
1670: Why We Can’t Stand Others’ Happiness: A Bhakti Perspective
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1669: Debate Without Hate: Some Thoughts After the Charlie Kirk Shooting
When debate turnsviolent, yogis reach for higher tools—not more gasoline. In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha reflect on the rising culture of ou...
1668: Small Acts, Infinite Meaning | The Pinnacle of Vedānta in Simple Love
Raghunath and Kaustubha explore how the pinnacle of Vedānta and yoga is revealed in the simplest exchange: Mother Yaśodā calling little Kṛṣṇa home for...
1667: Born to Give: How the Universe Trains the Soul
Anne Frank once wrote, “No one has ever become poor from giving.” In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore how the universe itself is designed...
1666: Modern Minds Stuck in Outrage Cycles — The Bhakti Exit Strategy
Hate shrinks the soul, but devotion expands it. This episode weaves together Booker T. Washington’s timeless wisdom with the Bhakti-yoga path of love...
1665: War & Peace & Bhakti: When Tolstoy’s Insight Meets Baby Krishna
Pierre Bezukhov’s captivity in War and Peace leads him to a discovery straight out of yogic wisdom: happiness is within, suffering can transform into...
1664: The Price of Wealth and the Vision of the Yogi
The Sage Nārada’s tough-love blueprint takes center stage as Raghunath and Kaustubha explore how losing comfort—or choosing austerity—acts like “ointm...
1663: Not Me, Not Mine: Walt Whitman & the Yogis Agree—Our Bodies Are On Loan
Walt Whitman’s startling line—“every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you”—meets the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, where Nārada Muni confronts two proud s...
1662: Krishna: Unlimited Brahman or Adorable Baby? A Paradox at the Heart of Vedānta
This episode dives into one of Vedānta’s deepest paradoxes: how the all-pervading, unlimited Brahman appears as a child and is bound by a rope. With r...
1661: Bhakti Means Love, and Love Overpowers All
The Supreme Truth—eternal, formless yet personal, beyond time and space—gets tied up with a rope. In this rich and revealing episode, Raghunath and Ka...
1660: Reclaim Your Inner World: The Meditation of the Bhakti Yogis
In a world that floods the mind with distraction and noise, Bhakti Yoga teaches a sacred alternative: reclaim the inner world through smarana—the prac...
1659: 4 Counterintuitive Secrets of Happiness — From Yale to Vedānta
What really makes us happy? In this episode, we draw from Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos’ research — featured on the Rich Roll Podcast — to uncover...
1658: Krishna, the God of the Vedas, as the Most Adorable Boy
The genius of the bhakti tradition’s sacred texts is how they reveal the loftiest yogic and theological truths through the sweetest intimacy. The Cosm...
1657: Is Krishna Immoral? Rumi, Krishna, & the Field Beyond Right & Wrong
Rumi spoke of a field beyond right and wrong — and in Krishna’s playful pastimes we discover how breaking the rules can reveal the highest good.
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1656: Beyond Spiritual Complexity: The Simplicity of Divine Love
In this intriguing and often hilarious episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore a natural pattern in life and spirituality: moving from simplicity to...
1655: All Those Pieces Will Never Make You Whole
From ancient yoga texts to modern science, many agree: reality is whole — but our minds chop it into fragments. Feeling incomplete, we try to patch ou...
1654: Krishna Miracles Meet Quantum Physics — Breaking Reality’s Rules
Reality is stranger than we think, and this episode may rewire how you think about what’s possible. Raghunath and Kaustubha draw surprising connection...
1653: The Yogic Science Behind Krishna’s Stories
The great sages of ancient India understood the stories of Krishna to be far more than charming children’s tales. Through the sophisticated lens of th...
1652: The Quiet Power of Integrity in Spiritual Life
Raghunath and Kaustubha explore a bold truth drawn from the bhakti-yoga tradition and Ralph Waldo Emerson: that real spiritual power isn’t loud—it’s e...
1651: Why Real Change Is So Hard (Even on a Spiritual Path)
Even on paths designed for deep transformation, we often resist the very changes that would liberate us. In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha expl...
1650: Daddy Issues on a Cosmic Scale? Bhakti’s Answer to Atheism & Impersonalism
If your view of God is stuck in an outdated mold—cold, distant, or ready to punish—you might be long overdue for an upgrade. Raghunath and Kaustubha u...
1649: Overcoming the Fear of a Personal God
Beneath all our spiritual searching may lie a hidden fear: the fear of the personal Divine. In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore how that...
1648: Rituals, Mantras & Love: The Healthiest Patterns for Human Life
Modern science meets bhakti wisdom: after 75 years of research, Harvard scientists concluded that good relationships—not wealth, fame, or even cholest...
1647: Fake Gurus, Real Danger: The Line Between a Guide and a Manipulator
“There are more fake gurus and false teachers in this world than the number of stars in the visible universe.” In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubh...
1646: What Loneliness Is Trying to Teach Us (If We Dare to Listen)
When everything you cling to — your children, your partner, your dreams — slips through your fingers, what are you left with? Raghunath and Kaustubha...